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On a recent visit to Pittsburgh I stopped by the Westinghouse Castle in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania. It's still there, looking as majestic as ever. I took the photograph of the George Westinghouse Castle that appears in this article. The "Castle" formerly housed the personal office of George Westinghouse and general office of the Westinghouse Airbrake Company.

The Castle is Closed until further notice. According to the Facebook page by the folks in Wilmerding that currently own the castle, they say tours are halted indefinitely. I will definitely be following up on what's happening with the Westinghouse Castle in the future.

I took a drive through Schenley Park to see what was happening with the Westinghouse Memorial, I knew there was a renovation project in the works. Currently the entire area around the Westinghouse Memorial is all torn up and under massive renovation. I am really looking forward to the completion of the Westinghouse Memorial. Dedicated in 1930, the Westinghouse Memorial and Pond in Schenley Park was originally funded by donations by employees of the Westinghouse companies.

The Legacy of George Westinghouse

George Westinghouse was born in Central Bridge, New York, on October 6, 1846. George Westinghouse died on March 12, 1914, in New York City, at age 67. George Westinghouse spent most of his adult life in Pittsburgh, working on safer rail transportation, steam turbines, gas lighting and heating, and electricity.

In his early years George worked in the shops at his father's agricultural machinery factory in Schenectady, New York. George Westinghouse ran off to enlist in the Union army at the age of 15.